The series opened up on Nuke, with Rogue starting on CT-side in the first half. Vitality overpowered Rogue, going up 7-1. Spencer "Hiko" Martin and Rogue slowly began to find more rounds, taking the last three of the half to take a 6-9 scoreline at halftime. In the second half, Cédric "RpK" Guipouy crushed Rogue on the CT-side, as Vitality took seven straight rounds to close the map 16-6.

The series moved on to Overpass, where Vitality quickly found five of the first six rounds, putting them in the lead 5-1. Rogue quickly flipped the scoreline, with Hunter "SicK" Mims — who had underperformed on Nuke — pulling out a sick performance, taking nine straight rounds off Vitality to take the lead in the first half 10-5.

Vitality rebounded in the second half, taking back the lead with Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut and Nathan "NBK-" Schmitt winning Vitality eleven straight rounds to steal the map 16-10. Vitality close out the series 2-0, eliminating Rogue from contention. The French team move on to the playoffs, where they will take on compLexity in the semifinals.

DreamHack Open Atlanta 2018

Best of three maps

Rogue

0 - 2

Vitality

de_nuke

6 - 16

de_nuke

de_overpass

10 - 16

de_overpass

de_mirage

de_mirage

With the group stage of DreamHack Open Atlanta now complete, the schedule for tomorrow can be seen below, as the event moves into the playoffs.